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Gunny
02-24-2023, 10:52 AM
Wow. Imagine that :) Whatever you do judge, don't allow evidence that calls the crooks crooks :laugh: It's so stupid it's funny.


(The Center Square) – Attorneys representing four people indicted in a federal bribery and conspiracy case involving Illinois' largest utility company are worried about a political science professor.
They are concerned the expert witness' explanations of how Chicago's political machine works could make their clients look guilty in front of a jury at an upcoming trial.
Federal prosecutors want University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Emeritus Dick Simpson to explain Chicago’s Ward system, "including the operation of the political machine as it works through the Ward political organizations including the Ward Committeeperson, precinct captains and patronage hiring." Prosecutors said in a motion that Simpson's testimony would be "narrowly tailored" to "topics that are relevant to the trial and will likely be unfamiliar to the jury."

https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_821cfc1c-b2f6-11ed-9b80-d70d885b68d6.html

Kathianne
02-24-2023, 12:09 PM
Wow. Imagine that :) Whatever you do judge, don't allow evidence that calls the crooks crooks :laugh: It's so stupid it's funny.


https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_821cfc1c-b2f6-11ed-9b80-d70d885b68d6.html
Just about all corruption in Chicago and Springfield over the past 40 years include Mike Madigan and ComEd. That includes Barack Obama's machinations.

Gunny
02-26-2023, 11:33 AM
Just about all corruption in Chicago and Springfield over the past 40 years include Mike Madigan and ComEd. That includes Barack Obama's machinations.Another topic where I defer to your knowledge and experience. Never lived in Chicago. I did however live through the effects of Chicago politics on the rest of the State of IL for a time.

This story is just typical, IMO. Don't pay attention to that man behind the curtain :rolleyes: With straight faces, no less. In a courts of law. AND get away with it.

The people of Illinois lost when they fought WI tooth and nail to redraw Chicago into their map.